Title 6 — ANIMALS›Chapter 6.04 — ANIMAL REGULATION AND CONTROL
Article IV — Hearings And Appeals
Healdsburg Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Healdsburg
§ 6.04.080. Hearing by animal hearing officer – Decision.¶
§ 6.04.090. Interference with animal control officer – Prohibited.¶
§ 6.04.100. Removal of animal in custody of animal control officer – Prohibited.¶
§ 6.04.110. Aid in escape of animal sought for custody – Prohibited.¶
§ 6.04.120. Refusal to present animal for inspection – Prohibited.¶
§ 6.04.130. Abandonment of dog or cat – Prohibited.¶
§ 6.04.140. Dogs at large prohibited – Exceptions.¶
§ 6.04.150. Dogs in park facilities – Exceptions.¶
§ 6.04.160. Dogs in designated off-leash areas.¶
§ 6.04.170. Animals in park facilities.¶
§ 6.04.180. Livestock at large prohibited – Exceptions.¶
§ 6.04.190. Exotic animals at large – Prohibited.¶
§ 6.04.200. Dogs entering upon property where sheep and other livestock are kept –…¶
§ 6.04.210. Interference with quarantine prohibited.¶
§ 6.04.220. Animals in City buildings prohibited – Exceptions.¶
§ 6.04.230. Selling animals without license prohibited.¶
§ 6.04.240. Maintenance of exotic animals without proof of proper approvals prohibited.¶
§ 6.04.250. Biting animals – Notification to animal control officer.¶
§ 6.04.260. Public nuisance – Prohibited.¶
§ 6.04.270. Injuring or teasing a police dog.¶
§ 6.04.280. Cruelty to animals, animals in vehicles, and transportation of animals.¶
§ 6.04.290. Livestock – Keeping restrictions.¶
§ 6.04.300. Livestock – Standards of care.¶
§ 6.04.310. Livestock in streets – Restrictions.¶
§ 6.04.320. Fowl – Keeping restrictions.¶
§ 6.04.330. Fowl – Conditions for keeping within the City.¶
§ 6.04.340. Dog license required.¶
§ 6.04.350. License requirements – Exceptions.¶
§ 6.04.360. Responsibility for issuance of license.¶
§ 6.04.370. License – Vaccination required.¶
§ 6.04.380. License fee.¶
§ 6.04.390. License fee – Waiver or reduction of fees.¶
§ 6.04.400. License application – Issuance of certificate and identification tag.¶
§ 6.04.410. Expiration and renewal of license.¶
§ 6.04.420. Securing license tag to collar.¶
§ 6.04.430. Replacement of lost license tag.¶
§ 6.04.440. Transfer of license – Notice of death or removal from City.¶
§ 6.04.450. Reporting of shooting or poisoning dog required.¶
§ 6.04.460. Impoundment of unlicensed dog.¶
§ 6.04.470. Cat registration.¶
§ 6.04.480. Application for registration.¶
§ 6.04.490. Action on application – Issuance of certificate and identification tags.¶
§ 6.04.500. Registration period.¶
§ 6.04.510. Transfer of registration certificate – Notice of death or removal from City.¶
§ 6.04.520. Replacement of lost registration tag.¶
§ 6.04.530. Spaying or neutering cats that roam.¶
§ 6.04.540. Authority and purpose.¶
§ 6.04.550. Purpose – Exemptions.¶
§ 6.04.560. Investigation, hearing, and designation of potentially dangerous and…¶
§ 6.04.570. Hearing procedure.¶
§ 6.04.580. Abatement orders and conditions.¶
§ 6.04.590. Failure to comply with potentially dangerous or vicious dog order.¶
§ 6.04.600. Transfer and training of potentially dangerous and vicious dogs.¶
§ 6.04.610. Restrictions on further ownership of dogs.¶
§ 6.04.620. Keeping a potentially dangerous or vicious dog by minors prohibited.¶
§ 6.04.630. Enforcement and penalties.¶
§ 6.04.640. Animal services director – Appointment and duties.¶
§ 6.04.650. Animal services director – Disposition of money received – Report.¶
§ 6.04.660. Animal services director – Record keeping.¶
§ 6.04.670. Animals subject to impoundment.¶
§ 6.04.680. Suspected rabid animals – Examination and impoundment.¶
§ 6.04.690. Enforcement of Penal Code Section 597.1.¶
§ 6.04.700. Care of impounded animals.¶
§ 6.04.710. Procedures for immediate impoundment.¶
§ 6.04.720. Impoundment of dogs running at large.¶
§ 6.04.730. Hearing prior to animal deprivation.¶
§ 6.04.740. Notification of impoundment.¶
§ 6.04.750. Duration of impoundment.¶
§ 6.04.760. Redemption of impounded animal.¶
§ 6.04.770. Disposition of impounded animals.¶
§ 6.04.780. No redemption or disposition of impounded animals without proof of proper…¶
§ 6.04.790. No redemption or disposition of animals for research purposes.¶
§ 6.04.800. Absence of liability for redemption or disposition.¶
§ 6.04.810. Relief from fees during natural calamities.¶
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